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SherpathQuiz 3
1. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the psychiatric unit as a result of an overdose of
cocaine. Which nursing diagnosis indicates an understanding of a nursing diagnostic
statement?
• Risk for injury related to hallucinations,
• Chronic confusion related to excessive stimulation of nervous system as evidenced by
impaired socialization
• ***I THINK THIS IS RIGHT***
2. The nursing process is the foundation of professional nursing practice. As such, the nursing
process can be defined as:
• The framework that nurses used to provide care.
3. In determining patient goals, the nurse should:
• Allow patients to identify what is most important to them.
4. Ongoing evaluation of patient education occurs by:
• Each member of the health care team who provides teaching.
5. The nurse is gathering data on a patient with acute bacterial pneumonia. This is an example
of which step of the nursing process?
• Assessment
6. The five rights of delegation include:
• Right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction, and right supervision
7. During the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the nurse realizes that the patient’s short-
term goals have not been met. The nurse should:
• Revise or adapt the plan of care.
8. The nurse is to teach an 84-year-old Spanish-speaking patient newly diagnosed with diabetes
how to self-administer insulin. The patient has hearing and visual impairments. In order to be
effective as a teacher, the nurse should:
• Assess reading level and learning style.
• Determine readiness to learn
9. The nurse is preparing a teaching plan and is applying evidence-based practice. To promote
involvement, the nurse must:
• Ensure that the patient understands relevant information.
10. The wound care nurse is assessing a non-healing leg wound on a patient recently admitted for
uncontrolled diabetes. The nurse organizes the data using Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern
of:
• Nutrition and metabolism
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